momminhard t1_ja3h0q6 wrote on February 26, 2023 at 3:54 PM

Reply to comment by tyler1128 in Unpredictable childhood environments linked to food addiction in adulthood by chrisdh79

If only having children came with support

tyler1128 t1_ja3hfjz wrote on February 26, 2023 at 3:56 PM

I really wish they did to a level that mattered. I don't even like kids nor do I want children of any capacity, but if you can't give them a good life, don't have them. Obviously I'm also an advocate of birth control. Children are expensive, and any prospective parent should understand that and have a plan to deal with the extra cost.

momminhard t1_ja3jqyx wrote on February 26, 2023 at 4:12 PM

There used to be orphanages that took in kids that the parents couldn't support with the goal of the parents getting back on their feet and then getting their kids back. Foster care is a little like this but the kids are taken from their parents not given to the foster system. There's much more shame associated with it. Dropping your kid of at the orphanage was a last resort. You knew they wouldn't get the love and attention they need but they wouldn't die of starvation or exposure.